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Board backs plan to fold Union Academy into Franklin High School project

Macon County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The board agreed unanimously to support merging Union Academy into the Franklin High School project, a move county and school leaders say will expand career and extracurricular opportunities for Union Academy students and satisfy grant conditions for a school‑within‑a‑school concept.

The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted July 11 to support a plan to fold Union Academy into the Franklin High School (FHS) project.

Commissioner Shields said portions of the FHS project are grant funded and that grant conditions favor a "school within a school" structure. Superintendent Josh…

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